2011

Seizure of transferred intellectual property rights from an insolvent purchsaser. (A comment on the decision by the Swedish Supreme Court of 22 december 2010 (NJA 2010 s. 617) (Texsun)

Bengt Domeij

NIR 5 / 2011

Developments in the EU external IP and trade competence up to Lisbon: New wine in old bottles?

Daniel Opoku Acquah

What ever happened to patent bargain? Prospect theory and software patentability

Ulla-Maija Mylly

Konsumption af spredningsretten. Kommentar til Højesterets dom af 16. februar 2010 (Erik August Frandsen)

Exhaustion of the distribution right. A comment on the decision by the danish supreme court of 16 february 2010 (Erik August Frandsen)

Morten Rosenmeier

Skadeståndspreskription vid intrång i det industriella rättsskyddet eller angrepp mot företagshemligheter

Limitation of right to compensation for damage caused by infringement in industrial properties or violation of trade secrets

Magnus Tonell

Om hologram som varumärke. Kommentar till RÅ 2010 ref. 41

On holograms as trade marks. A comment to the decision by the Swedish administrative supreme court (Regeringsrätten) (RÅ 2010 ref. 41)

Erika Lunell

NIR 6 / 2011

Solving Europeana’s mass-digitization issuesthrough Extended Collective Licensing?

Johan Axhamn, Lucie Guibault

Ophavsretsloven af 1961 – fødsel og levned

The Danish Copyright Act of 1960 – its inaguration and lifetime

Peter Schønning

Ophavsretsloven af 1961 i densinternationale sammenhæng

The Danish Copyright Act of 1960 in an international environment

Jørgen Blomqvist

Facebooks förenlighet med svensk rätt

The coherence of Facebook with Swedish Law

Stéphanie Haddad

Transaktionstestet och dess tillämpning iMarknadsdomstolens praxis

The transaction test and its application in the case law of the Swedish Market court

Per Jonas Nordell

Vern for utøvende kunstnere. Kommentar tilHøyesteretts dom av 25. mars 2010 (Rt. 2010s. 366) (Gørild Mauseth)

Protection of performers rights. A comment on the decision by the Norwegian Supreme Court of 25 March 2010 (Rt. 2010 p. 366) (Gørild Mauseth)

Ole-Andreas Rognstad

Produktetterlikning og internasjonal privatrett.Kommentar til Høyesteretts kjennelse av21. juni 2011, Rt. 2011 s. 897 (Würth)

Counterfeiting and international private law. A comment on the decision by the Norwegian Supreme Court of 21 June 2011 (Rt. 2011 p. 897 (Würth))

Tore Lunde

News items

Distinctiveness for non-traditional trademarks and the inherent distinctiveness for surface patterns (PMCA, PMÄ 14666-22)

Rättsfall | Sverige

In this case regarding a trademark application for a geometrical figure as a surface pattern, the PMCA provide guidelines in relation to distinctiveness in relation to surface trademarks, and particularly the assessment for its inherited distinctiveness. This case further elaborates on the responsibilities an applicant holds in relation to showing distinctiveness for signs, patterns or products that are not typically associated with being trademarks.

The balance of the law on the peace of the maritime grave at the wreck of Estonia and the journalistic interest (the Court of Appeal for Western Sweden, B 5637-22)

Rättsfall | Sverige

The balance of the law on the peace of the maritime grave at the wreck of Estonia and the journalistic interest (the Court of Appeal for Western Sweden, B 5637-22) Filip Jerneke and Stefan Widmark Introduction In this case, two persons were convicted for offence against the law on the peace of the maritime grave at the wreck of the passenger vessel Estonia after diving close to and filming the wreck for the purpose of making a documentary film. In this context, the most interesting aspect is how the court draws the line between the peace of the maritime grave and the journalistic interest.

Gross defamation – similar statements in different media resulting in different judgements (Stockholm District Court, B 568-21 and Svea Court of Appeal B 374-20)

Rättsfall | Sverige

Whether defamation is made in constitutionally protected or other media can have decisive effect. This is shown in two judgments from Stockholm District Court and the Svea Court of Appeal. The cases concern similar statements made relatively close in time by a woman about a man. However, the woman was convicted in one case but acquitted in the other.

Jaguar replica sportscar does not constitute copyright infringement

Rättsfall | Sverige

This case concerns a dispute between international car manufacturer Jaguar and a Swedish company, as well as the company's two owners, regarding allegations of copyright infringement in the defendants' production of a replica Jaguar C-Type sportscar.(1) The second-instance Patent and Market Court of Appeal reversed the first instance-court's decision and found that the replica did not constitute copyright infringement on two unusual grounds:

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